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I was just reminded that tonight’s episode of Sonic Assembly on KNON will feature Randy Roberts Potts and hubby as guest DJs followed by local musician MC 900 Ft. Jesus. Or as the Facebook event says, they “are highjacking the airwaves.”

Hosted by DJ Sista Whitenoise and DJ Woodtronic, the show describes itself as a radio program for audiophiles focused on brilliant music. We don’t know what that means, but tonight it gets some gay flair with Roberts at the helm. So does this mean a little extra dose of Lady Gaga or tracks off of Madonna’s latest? I asked Woodtronic (AKA Reid Robinson) and even he didn’t know.

“I just say you guys surprise me, but seeing the interaction between Randy and MC 900 Ft, it should be interesting to see what they come up with,” Robinson said.

Of course, you might know Randy Roberts Potts as the grandson of famed televangelist Oral Roberts. Or from David Taffet’s profile of the guy back in 2010. Robinson opted to have the guys on after DJing at their wedding close to two months ago.

“I thought it’d be a fun thing to happen and they gave me such a great songlist for their wedding,” he added.

Randy Potts

AIDS Walk is a 1-mile trek through Bricktown in downtown OKC on Sunday, Sept. 25.

Potts is originally from Tulsa, Okla. and is the grandson of evangelist Oral Roberts. He lived in Oklahoma City where he was an English teacher before moving to Dallas. He moved to Dallas when his ex-wife transferred to the area so he could share custody of their three children.

Last year, Potts did an “It Gets Better” video to remember his Uncle Ronnie, Oral Roberts’ son, who was gay. Potts is a writer and performance artist. In October, he plans to stage a performance piece to show just how boring the lives of most gay people are. The piece is called “The Gay Agenda.”

Unlike the LifeWalk in Dallas that is run by AIDS Arms, an AIDS Service provider, and benefits several other AIDS service organizations, the OKC walk is independently run and solicits grant applications from area AIDS organizations. The city’s AIDS providers have until Oct. 31 to apply to become a beneficiary and money is distributed later in the year.

For those who want to participate, the walk is at Sonic Plaza in Bricktown on Reno Avenue across the street from the ballpark. Free reserved parking is available for participants. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. and the walk steps off at 2 p.m.

Randy Roberts Potts

Oral Roberts’ grandson Randy Roberts Potts, who lives in Dallas and spoke to Dallas Voice last summer, appeared on Joy Behar last night. He spoke to CNN anchor Don Lemon, who is also gay. The video is below.

Since speaking to Dallas Voice last year, Potts has been writing and has become a speaker appearing around the country, talking about coming out in an evangelical family. Last fall, he made an “It Gets Better” video that was included in the bestselling book of the same title.

In this interview, he said that when he visited his grandfather about six months before he died, he the evangelist apparently knew his grandson was gay and that meeting was his way of telling him that he loved him, “no matter what.”

When Lemon, 45, came out publicly earlier this year, he said that he’d been out to CNN colleagues for a long time.